windm Beautiful old wood construction building, with at some places a modern twist (small fridge in the room). In particular the view from your build-in balcony on the river is nice. The JR station is a 10-15 min walk away. Opposite the station there's a nice street with tons of restaurants. For those coming by car, there's only one parking spot available at the Ryokan. That's no problem, however. A huge parking lot is within 200 meters (only JPY 500.--/night).
The people at the reception desk are very nice and helpful and, more important, are fluent in English.
As our 8 year old son mentioned "we've now experienced a Japanese holiday in a Japanese traditional style".